Lord of the Flies QUOTES

Question 1

The sea seperating the boys from civilisation

Answer 1

‘the barrier’ and ‘the divider’

Question 2

Chapter 7 - rescue

Answer 2

‘one might dream of resuce’

Question 3

The current representing the the boys

Answer 3

‘flowing backwards’

Question 4

Chapter 4 - tribal, primitive behaviour foreshadowing further violence

Answer 4

‘Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood’

Question 5

Chapter 2 - Jacks ironic claim to savagery

Answer 5

‘After all, we’re not savages’

Question 6

Chapter 8 - Jack twisting Ralph’s words to gain support from the littluns

Answer 6

‘Ralph thinks you’re cowards’

Question 7

Chapter 12 - Ralph’s expression of original sin

Answer 7

‘darkness of man’s heart’

Question 8

Chapter 7 - Ralph justifying joining in on killing the pig

Answer 8

‘just a game, said Raph uneasily’

Question 9

Chapter 7 - Ralph giving into the savagery and being a figure of original sin

Answer 9

‘The desire to squeeze and hurt was over-mastering’ and ‘Ralph got carried away by a sudden thick excitement’

Question 10

Chapter 7 - Mob mentality

Answer 10

‘The chant rose ritually’

Question 11

Chapter 5 - summary of Piggy’s physical and mental atributions

Answer 11

‘Piggy for all his ludicrous body, had brains’

Question 12

Piggy descriptions (weaker)

Answer 12

‘asthma’ and ‘very fat’

Question 13

Piggy’s bad grammar

Answer 13

‘em’

Question 14

Piggy - mourning loss of civilisation, values, ethics and decorum

Answer 14

‘what’s grown ups goin’ to think’

Question 15

Chapter 8 - nature of pigs

Answer 15

‘bloated bags of fat’ and ‘unsuspicious’

Question 16

Chapter 8 - noun phrase of sow

Answer 16

‘maternal bliss’

Question 17

Chapter 8 - Superlative of the sow (Jack proving his power / hunting prowess

Answer 17

‘largest sow’

Question 18

Chapter 5 - Ralph’s view on the future of the leadership

Answer 18

‘the rules are the only thing we’ve got’

Question 19

Chapter 5 - Piggy’s fear if the conch doesn’t work

Answer 19

‘we’ll be like animals’

Question 20

Ralph’s positive view on Jack’s leadership style

Answer 20

‘uneasy admiration’

Question 21

Chapter 8 - Sow being killed

Answer 21

‘gasping’ , ‘staggered’ , ‘blundered’, ‘high-pitched scream’

Question 22

Chapter 1 - first sign of danger of Jack and the hunters

Answer 22

‘snake clasp belt’

Question 23

Chapter 1 - Some hunters had already descended (innate)

Answer 23

‘some half naked’

Question 24

Chapter 2 - Jacks leadership (knowing there is no beast, but exploiting littluns fear so they are dependant on his protection)

Answer 24

‘If there was a snake we’d hunt and kill it’

Question 25

Ralph's tactical error when addressing the littluns about the beast

Answer 25

'there isn't a beast'

Question 26

Conch beginning to lose it's power as the boys descend into savagery

Answer 26

'glitensing' + 'deap cream' to 'bleached'

Question 27

Conch's emphasis of fragility

Answer 27

'fragile, shining beauty'

Question 28

Predatory nature of the hunters

Answer 28

'circling'

Question 29

Military nature of the hunters

Answer 29

'marching'

Question 30

Chanting nature of the hunters

Answer 30

'began to beat like a steady pulse'

Question 31

The masks escape from civilisation

Answer 31

'The mask compelled them and 'liberated from shame and self-conciouness)

Question 32

Childish descent of the boys

Answer 32

'laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling'

Question 33

Chapter 12 - Ralph's distress

Answer 33

'wept for the end of innocence'

Question 34

Chapter 2 - Jacks ironic claim to savagery

Answer 34

'After all, we're not savages'